In the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, there are rumored to be a great deal of new monsters, about 105 to be exact. Like with any rumor, the veracity of this should be taken with a grain of salt, but the prospect sounds very exciting. Hopefully, more news will come before Scarlet and Violet's release, but since it's only a few short months away on November 18, it shouldn't be long before just how many new Pokémon will be in the games is revealed if it doesn't.Ever since they were announced, rumors abound surrounding Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, though precious little information has been confirmed. It is known that Pokémon SV will be more different than thought at first, with two different Professors as well as an open world that players will navigate with the help of the box Legendary Pokémon. This open world will also be fully explorable without restrictions like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, instead of being divided into segments that players have to unlock as the story goes like in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Other things haven't been confirmed but seem more likely than most rumors, including new forms of Pokémon called Paradox Pokémon, also known as Regional Fakes.105 new Pokémon isn't the biggest expansion in the series, but it is among the bigger ones, and is made more impressive by the fact that many are rumored to be one or two-stage evolution lines, which should provide more diversity. Some have been revealed, with the latest being Cyclizar, which looks like it could be a pre-evolution of Koraidon and Miraidon, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's rideable Legendaries. Though the rest are still unconfirmed, prominent online leakers such as Centro LEAKS and Riddler_Khu seem to agree on them, and many of their predictions have proven true before. There's even created a chart that has descriptors for each one along with some of their Types.
New Pokémon Confirmed For Scarlet & Violet
The Pokémon that have been confirmed for Scarlet and Violet - some of which appear to fit certain archetypes that the series uses - are:
- Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly, the three starters.
- Pawmi, an Electric-Type mouse who appears to fit the Pikachu Clone archetype.
- Lechonk, a Normal-Type pig who could possibly be the Normal Rodent for Paldea.
- Smoliv, an olive-like plant that seems to be the early-game Grass-Type for Gen 9.
- Fidough, a Fairy-Type dog.
- Cetitan, a large Ice-Type whale Pokémon.
New Pokémon Rumored For Scarlet & Violet
The Pokémon that either haven't been confirmed for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet so far or have been confirmed but not revealed - such as designs for evolved forms of revealed Pokémon - include:
- The evolved forms of Sprigatito, the last of which is Grass/Dark-Type and called the "Magician Pokémon."
- The evolved forms of Fuecoco, the last of which is Fire/Ghost, and has been compared to an egg.
- The evolved forms of Quaxly, the last of which is Water/Fighting, is the "Dancer Pokémon," and has been compared to a Brazilian Carnival dancer.
- The evolution of Lechonk, which is said be ugly and has a gender difference.
- The evolution of Fidough.
- The evolution of Cetitan (which might be a pre-evolution).
- The evolution of Paldean Wooper, which is supposed to be a new Pokémon instead of a regional form of Quagsire.
- A single-stage flamingo-like Fighting/Flying Pokémon.
- A single-stage Flying-Type parakeet Pokémon.
- A single-stage earthworm-like Pokémon that is surprisingly Steel-Type instead of Bug-Type, is 2.5 meters long, and is supposed to be a boss in Pokémon SV, equivalent to Legends: Arceus' Alpha Pokémon or Gen 7's Totems.
- A single-stage crab-like Rock-Type Pokémon that also serves as a boss.
- A single-stage Dragon/Water-Type Pokémon that is inspired by sushi and looks like a fish, and is likely a boss.
- A single-stage catfish-like Water-Type Pokémon that's described as both an Oyakata and a Japanese sushi master, likely also a boss.
- A large single-stage bird-like Pokémon.
- A single-stage dual-Type lightweight Pokémon inspired by a Hake fish.
- A two-stage line of Poison/Steel-Type Pokémon that purportedly acts as the engine for the vehicle shown in Scarlet and Violet's second trailer.
- A two-stage line of dolphin-like Pokémon. The second stage has two forms, one of which is bipedal and similar to a superhero.
- A two-stage line of Poison-Type flower Pokémon.
- A two-stage line of Grass/Fire-Type Pokémon inspired by chili peppers, and looks like a two-headed kappa.
- A two-stage Ghost-Type line. The second stage is similar to Spiritomb, one of the hardest monsters to catch in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, in that it's difficult to obtain, and has been compared to the golden Sudowoodo from the Pokémon anime. The first stage is supposed to be a coin, comes in multiple colors, and is related to towers.
- A two-stage line of Electric-Type frog Pokémon, which is bipedal and related to plasma.
- A two-stage line of Bug-Type Pokémon inspired by scarab beetles.
- A two-stage line of Psychic-Type ostrich Pokémon.
- A two-stage line of Electric-Type petrel Pokémon.
- A two-stage line of canine Dark-Type Pokémon.
- A two-stage line of canine Ghost-Type Pokémon.
- A two-stage Pokémon line said to be either rodents or marsupials that have the Parental Bond Ability. The first stage is supposedly a couple, and the second a family.
- A two-stage line of spider-like Bug-Type Pokémon.
- A two-stage line of grasshopper-like Pokémon that could be either Bug/Dragon or Bug/Dark-Type, both previously-unused Type combinations in Pokémon, that's been compared to Kamen Rider of the anime and manga of the same name.
- A two-stage line of Normal/Poison-Type Pokémon inspired by the Aye-Aye, the first form of which looks like a mouse.
- A Grass-Type two-stage line based on tumbleweeds.
- A two-stage line of Fire-Type Pokémon with two different version-exclusive evolutions, one based on a blade and the other a warrior, with the first form being a knight. In order to evolve it, players will purportedly have to capture 10 of them.
- Two evolutions of Pawmi, at least one of which is apparently Electric/Fighting-Type.
- Two evolutions of Smoliv, one of which is an olive tree.
- A three-stage line of Fairy-Type - possibly Fairy/Steel-Type - Pokémon that are pink and wield hammers.
- A three-stage line of Rock-Type Pokémon based on rock salt.
- A three-stage line of pseudo-Legendary Ice/Dragon-Type Pokémon.
- A new evolution of Primeape, which is reportedly Fighting/Ghost-Type.
- A new evolution of Dunsparce.
- A new evolution of Girafarig.
- A new evolution of Pawniard, which is based on a samurai and will keep its Dark/Steel typing.
- Three different regional forms of Tauros. One is pure Fighting, one is Fighting/Fire, and one is either Fighting/Water or Fighting/Ice, and at least one form is black.
- An Ancient Paradox form of Amoongus, which has legs and moss dangling from its head.
- An Ancient Paradox form of Jigglypuff, which is Normal/Fairy-Type and has yellow eyes and fangs.
- An Ancient Paradox form of Misdreavus.
- An Ancient Paradox form of Magneton.
- An Ancient Paradox form of Salamence, which will lose its Flying Type and gain a different one.
- An Ancient Paradox form of Suicune, which may be saved for DLC.
- A Future Paradox Pokémon that's a combination of Gallade and Gardevoir, and is based on an archer.
- A Future Paradox form of Hariyama.
- An Ice/Flying-Type Future Paradox form of Delibird.
- A Future Paradox form of an unspecified pseudo-Legendary Pokémon (possibly either Zweilous or Hydreigon).
- A Future Paradox form of Tyranitar.
- A Future Paradox form of Virizion, which may also be saved for DLC.
- Ancient and Future Paradox forms of Donphan.
- Ancient and Future Paradox forms of Volcarona, the Future form of which is not Bug-Type.
- A Convergent Species two-stage line of Grass-Type mushroom-like Pokémon based on Tentacool and Tentacruel.
- A Convergent Species Water-Type Pokémon based on Diglett and sea eels.
- A quartet of sub-Legendary Pokémon similar to Gen 5's Forces of Nature. Each has Dark as its primary Type, and have Ground, Fire, Ice, and Grass for their secondaries, giving them a variety of different Pokémon Type resistances and weaknesses. They're reportedly based on the Four Dragons of Chinese mythology.
- A Rock-Type third Legendary Pokémon.
Details about the new Pokémon are trickling in at a regular pace from online leakers, and more information will likely be revealed both officially and unofficially before Scarlet and Violet's release. The ones that have been revealed so far look very nice, and hopefully the rest will be just as good. It's possible that there will be even more new monsters in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet than the rumors say, which is a very exciting prospect.
Source: Centro LEAKS, Riddler_Khu, Pokémon Scarlet & Violet World Overview
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